Martin Carlsson

Associate Professor and Senior Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetology, and Co-founder at Yazen

Speaker

• Doctor specialized in endocrinology/diabetology, internal medicine and clinical chemistry.
• Medical studies at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, doctoral studies in type 2 diabetes and genetics of obesity at Lund University and now associate professor at Linnaeus University with main interests in hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, vitamin D, the metabolic syndrome and digitization of health care.
• Author of more than 50 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and a range of medical textbooks.
• Founder of the e-health company Accumbo AB, now renamed Blodtrycksdoktorn, and co-founder and medical manager of the e-health service Yazen Health, which works with obesity.

Yazen is a digital healthcare provider specialising in the treatment of obesity – a chronic disease that requires long-term care. We are currently active in eight countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and Spain. Our team consists of 290 employees, of which 217 work clinically – including 114 licensed physicians. Our unique model combines modern medicines, continuous digital care, your own doctor and support from a full care team consisting of a health coach, dietician, psychologist and physiotherapist. Research shows that this holistic model produces better and more sustainable results than medication alone. More than 44,000 patients are currently undergoing treatment and a total of 47,000 patients have lost over 760 tons together.